The report also claims that the appeal of joining Juventus is starting to grow on Martial, and that is mainly due to speaking to France teammate Matuidi during the international break.

Jeve chiefs Fabio Paratici and Beppe Marotta have been tracking Martial since he played for Lyon and came close to signing the forward before he eventually joined Manchester United in the summer of 2015.

Martial’s agent, meanwhile, was unable to guarantee the player’s long-term future at United.

‘Will he stay in Manchester in the summer? I’m sorry, but at the moment I cannot say anything else about it,’ Philippe Lamboley told ilBiancoNero last week.